What is Madonna? Who is Madonna?!? Well, for those of you who know NOTHING about her, or want in depth info on the singer, check out the Madonna Biography Section of my page. If you just want a few short facts about Maddy, then this profile is for you.

Real, Full Name: Madonna Louise (Veronica) Ciccone
Birthday: August 16, 1958
Birthplace: Bay City, Michigan
Parents: Sylvio (Tony) Ciccone & Madonna Fortin Ciccone; step-mother: Joan Gustafson Ciccone
Married: Sean Penn: 8/16/85-1/10/89
Children: Lourdes Maria Ciccone Leon: born-10/14/96

First official single: "Everybody" (1982)
First "hit" single: "Holiday" (1983)
First official album: MADONNA (1983)
Biggest "hit" single: "Take A Bow" (1994 - 7 weeks at #1)
First movie: A Certain Sacrifice (1985)
Biggest movie: Evita (1996)
Books: Sex (1992)
Tours: The Virgin US Tour (1985); The Who's That Girl World Tour (1987); The Blonde Ambition World Tour (1990); The Girlie Show World Tour (1993)...

MAJOR* awards & achievements:
American Music Awards Favorite Pop/Rock Female Video Artist (1985, 1987); MTV Video Music Awards Video Vanguard Statuette (1986); MTV Video Music Awards Viewer's Choice Award for "Like A Prayer" (1989); MTV Video Music Awards Artist of the Decade (1989); American Foundation for AIDS Research Courage Award (1991); VH1 Music Fashion Awards: Most Fashionable Artist (1995, 1998); MTV Video Music Awards Best Female Video for "Take A Bow" (1995); Billboard Artist Achievement Award (1996); Golden Globe Best Actress in a musical or comedy in a Motion Picture (1997); MTV Video Music Awards Best Female Video for "Ray of Light" (1998); MTV Video Music Awards Video of the Year for "Ray of Light" (1998); Grammy Awards Best Pop Album for RAY OF LIGHT (1999); MTV Video Music Awards Best Video from a film for "Beautiful Stranger" (1999)

*These awards are major ones which changed Madonna's career and the way the public saw her. So, NO, these aren't all of her awards.

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